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===Hormone Production===
===Hormone Production===
Production of oestrogens occurs in the ovary, placenta, adrenal cortex and in males in Sertoli cells found in the testes (see above).
Production of oestrogens occurs in the ovary, placenta, adrenal cortex and in males in Sertoli cells found in the testes (see above). Estradiol is synthesised from cholestrol.
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Progesterone is produced in the [[Corpus_Luteum_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|corpus luteum]], also using cholesterol as a base molecule.
===Regulation of Female Sex Hormones===
===Regulation of Female Sex Hormones===
===Effects of Female Sex Hormones===
===Effects of Female Sex Hormones===